Follow our epic road trip as we do the 'big lap' and drive around Australia

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September A few days in Cooktown where we visited the lookout and the Cook museum and had a few drinks with fellow campers. We took the Bloomfield track south visiting Cape Tribulation before a stay in Port Douglas. We cruised the Daintree river and visited Mossman Gorge before heading up to the Atherton Tablelands. We… Read More 2015 – Part 3

May The beginning of May saw us experience some car difficulty in Karratha, but it was soon sorted out and we were on our way again. We saw the staircase to the moon at Port Sampson and had an amazing sunset at Eighty Mile Beach before we finally arrived in Broome. We love Broome. Exploring… Read More 2015 in Review – Part 2

January We started out in South Australia, celebrating the beginning of the new year in Kangaroo Island before heading to the Barossa Valley where we sweated through a heat wave. Onwards to the Eyre Peninsula where we had a wonderful time along the coast visiting Port Lincoln, Coffin Bay and Streaky Bay before heading across… Read More 2015 in Review – Part 1

Hit The Toad’s 2015 Australian Road Trip Stats 290 Days or 9 and a half months on the road from December 2014 to October 2015. 39,134km of road driven in our trusty Pajero 90 – the number of times we set up and packed down camp 5970 litres of diesel average cost of $1.495 per litre.… Read More Trip Stats

Side Trip: England Yep, you read that right. We interrupted our tour of Australia for a quick visit to old Blighty to attend Craig’s sister’s wedding. There were a few logistical details to arrange. All our possessions were packed into the car and trailer save a single suitcase between us and entrusted to the care… Read More Side Trip: England